
Erik Messerschmidt
- Camera
- October 23, 1980 · Portland, Maine, USA
Biography
Erik Messerschmidt, ASC (born October 23, 1980) is an American cinematographer. He is best known for his collaborations with director David Fincher in Mindhunter (2017–2019), Mank (2020) and The Killer (2023). He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Mank. In 2023, he collaborated with Michael Mann for the first time on Ferrari. He has also shot episodes of popular TV series, including Legion, Fargo, Raised by Wolves, and Dope Thief. Description above from the Wikipedia article Erik Messerschmidt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- The Batman: Part II · Cinematography
- THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH · Cinematography
- The Dog Stars · Cinematography
- Bono: Stories of Surrender · Cinematography
- Dope Thief · Cinematography
- Verano ’78 · Cinematography
- Ferrari · Cinematography
- The Killer · Cinematography
- Devotion · Cinematography
- The Me You Can't See · Cinematography
- The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank · Self
- Mank · Cinematography
- The Empty Man · Additional Photography
- Raised by Wolves · Cinematography
- Sicario: Day of the Soldado · Second Unit Director of Photography
- MINDHUNTER · Additional Director of Photography, Cinematography
- Only the Brave · Additional Photography
- Tomorrowland · Gaffer
- Gone Girl · Chief Lighting Technician
- Fargo · Cinematography
- In a Dream · Cinematography
- Not Forgotten · Gaffer
- The 12 Dogs of Christmas · Chief Lighting Technician
- Scarecrow Slayer · Gaffer
- Magic Rock · Best Boy Electric
- The Oscars · Self











